Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog

The 2023 ISGS Honors & Awards recipients were announced at the Annual Meeting held this past Sunday. This year honored a fantastic group for their hard work in "Honoring Illinois Ancestors!" Community Service Award:  This award may be given to an individual, company, or institution for service or contributions to genealogy. Nominations may be made by local genealogical or historical societies. The Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society’s Underground Railroad Conductor Recognition Project Left to right: Susan Rynerson, TCGHS Past President, Candace Marx, ISGS 2nd VP, and John Ackerman, Tazewell County Clerk Beginning in early 2021, TCGHS embarked on a journey to create historical markers and events honoring the men and women that made the Underground Railroad successful in Central Illinois. John Ackerman was the event planner and Susan Rynerson researched the individuals to be honored. As each event was held, the stories of these Underground Railroad conduct...

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The North Suburban Genealogical Society will hold their next meeting on Saturday October 14th at 1:00pm. Dan Jungclas will present "The Best Websites for German Genealogy." This meeting will be in person at the Glenview Public Library, and on Zoom. CLICK HERE for more info and to register! The Fox Valley Genealogical Society will hold their next meeting via Zoom on Thursday October 12th, at 7:00pm. Click the graphic above for details and to register! The DuPage County Genealogical Society will be hosting several events this month! October 7th: "Going Vital! Birth, Death and Marriage Records" with Suz Bates (virtual via Zoom) October 14th: "Local Histories at Clues and Color to your Genealogy" with Kimberly Nagy (Wheaton Public Library) October 18th: "Beginning Polish Genealogy" with Jason Kruski (Wheaton Public Library) October 28th: "Assembling the Pieces of Your Family History Puzzle" with Debbie Kroopkin (Wheaton Public Library) C...